Ah, but my friend, the level escalated, and thus you responded. I would concede that long term antagonism must be delt with, but a better place and time favorable to you should be chosen. I understand your point as I was picked on in grade school myself. I gather how I am presenting my opinion is flawed. I guess I am saying that dealing with bullies is much like tilting at windmills...to borrow a literary example. There will always be bullies, ignore the minor ones, resist the moderate ones, and kick the @ss of the hostile ones...in an appropriate location if possible.

If I have failed to make my point clear, the fault is mine.

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Quote:You must learn to be bigger than the enemy!! In this case you were wrong, untill attacked (I doubt a ruler to the side would cause grevious bodily harm), never respond. You are only feeding the monster. What if his friends/girlfriend hit you from the back or stabbed you with a cafeteria utensil!! Think carefully before acting!! Sanchin, you should know better than to encourage violence!

Do you have some kind of superiority complex or something? What if? What if? What if the principle would have thrown her our the third floor window? I think she did just fine. If you sit around and take it,it will get worse. Noone was hurt by her action except the bully's pride. Yes goju girl,next time do nothing,just let the hyena's eat you.

h2whoa, Get off your high horse,it's making me ill. I don't promote violence,but when someone acts on you,you don't just sit there and take it. "Here comes the tyrant to raid the village!!!" "It's ok Martha, we're die hard pacifist til' the end. What if his buddies get us from behind when we fight back?"

*gags internally*

I felt that all avenues of defence were not exhausted. Yes I am a pacifist, that seems to offend you. Do you travel from post to post looking to make personal comments about me. I think you need a new hobby, it is rather boring sanchin. That sort of thing should be beneath you sanchin. I choose to ignore your personal comments.... goju girl this is what I mean by not feeding the monster. Goju girl when you fight with someone expect karma, generally in the form of him and his three big mates. When the tyrant raids the village....and you kill him, you sentence your family to death. Only you know whether you were right or wrong, whether you had exhausted all possibilities of defending yourself in a non violent fashion. Did you think that maybe he likes you, boys are abit silly sometimes!!

*bows respectfully*

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h2whoa, I am not a pacifist so if we aren't seeing eye to eye on this let me know. For one thing, this punk kid was not exactly a tyrant or gangster so he really didn't have anyone backing him up on this (which is even more stupid than doing something like that to begin with) this was probably because he expected me to just sit there and take his crap (I guess I left him a little dissapointed ) and finally, if he "liked" me I don't think the proper way to go about it would be calling me "a fat ugly whore" do you? Sorry if I sound cynical or angry with this, but after everything happened people kept comming up to me asking me if I liked HIM! However I think I know where you're comming from with your post, you just kind of hit a soft spot there. So I'm sorry for any excess aggression emminating from this post it's directed at him (and FYI I had let go of the grudge until about the last day of grade eight when he wrote in my year book about what happened,and here's a hint it wasn't an apology. this time I did nothing)-Nikki

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yeah i'm a beliver in taking it out early. if a bully going to give you a load of crap fopr the forseeable future just get rid of them. i know i'd snap if i took a solid day of abuse from the same person, probably would have used that punch too.

i'm not a pacifist, sometimes violence is the answer, if its the only way to insert your own dominence over someone who thinks they dominate you, but in reality doesn't unless you let them.

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Quote:yeah i'm a beliver in taking it out early. if a bully going to give you a load of crap fopr the forseeable future just get rid of them. i know i'd snap if i took a solid day of abuse from the same person, probably would have used that punch too.

i'm not a pacifist, sometimes violence is the answer, if its the only way to insert your own dominence over someone who thinks they dominate you, but in reality doesn't unless you let them.

Mahatma Gahndi drove out the most powerful government and military of the day, not by violence, but by making salt!!

*bows respectfully*

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No matter how fashionable it is on Krypton, I will not wear my underwear on the outside of my Gi!!

Quote: h2whoa,I am not a pacifist so if we aren't seeing eye to eye on this let me know. -Nikki

I dont think if we arent seeing "eye to eye" it is a problem nikki, feel free to state whatever you want to me and do not worry I will only draw you into a debate, I am not one of those who will be abusive towards you, everyone is entitled to an opinion, and to air them out.

Quote:Not everyone can be Mahatma Ghandi, nor should everyone want to be.

True not everyone can be ghandi, but I think we should strive to follow the teachings of men like him, christ , bhudda ,martial arts were founded on religious principles, principles of love and tolerance and non violence!

*bows repectfully*

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No matter how fashionable it is on Krypton, I will not wear my underwear on the outside of my Gi!!

Quote:True not everyone can be ghandi, but I think we should strive to follow the teachings of men like him, christ , bhudda ,martial arts were founded on religious principles, principles of love and tolerance and non violence!

*bows repectfully*

but martial arts would have been created because of violence to retaliate to it at first. the spiritual side comes later.

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Quote:Yes I am a pacifist, that seems to offend you. Do you travel from post to post looking to make personal comments about me. I think you need a new hobby, it is rather boring sanchin. That sort of thing should be beneath you sanchin. I choose to ignore your personal comments....

I hope that you will forgive me for interjecting an observation, and accept it in the respectful manner I intend it.

Your response appears not to embody the principles of pacifism, love and tolerance that you claim to hold so dear.

A point you may chose to reflect upon.

*Bow*

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